(thing) by e2reneta Thu Jun 08 2000 at 18:13:05

Slang created by Variety magazine, used not only to cram more information into headlines but to create a clubby feeling among show business professionals, who didn't have the jargon of more technical industries. Examples: Socko, boffo, ankle.

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